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August 7, 2014 - Gene Epstein
The Piketty Phenomenon: What the popularity of Capital in the Twenty-First Century tells us about capitalism in the 21st century
www.bit.ly/21stP
Krugman & Stiglitz hailed Piketty’s book as the intellectual event of
the decade & it was endorsed in the New Republic.
Gene is part of a group of economists who are studying the book & will report.
He says too many people have opinions but haven’t read the book.
He’s the Junto moderator, the economics editor and books editor of the Barron’s weekly business magazine and
author of Econospinning: How to read between the lines when the media manipulate the numbers: www.tiny.cc/Econo

NYC Junto Podcast – Tyler Cowen, July 2014

July 15, 2014

July 3, 2014 – Tyler Cowen
His most recent book is Average Is Over: Powering America beyond the age of the great stagnation.
Prof. econ. George Mason U. & Center for the Study of Public Choice, dir. Mercatus Center.
He’s spoken at Junto many times.
He writes daily for his blog Marginal Revolution: www.tiny.cc/MarRev.
His personal site has links to many articles about and by him: www.bit.ly/TylerC

 

 
0.00: Iris Bell
0.38: Gene Epstein
3.53: Community Announcements
7.50: Reading of the Declaration of Independence
16.32: Community Announcements
25.10: Tyler Cowen

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NYC Junto Newsletter – June 26, 2014

June 26, 2014

NYC Junto Newsletter written by Iris Bell on June 26, 2014 ———————————————- Contents * NEW Junto meeting Thursday, July 3 * NEW Junto speakers through March 2015 * NEW NYC Ayn Rand Meetup, Sunday, June 29, 3:00pm * NEW NY Heroes Meetup: Celebrate favorite heroes, July 20 * NEW Robert Begley’s June Junto available as […]

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NYC Junto Podcast – Robert Begley’s “Man the Hero” June 2014

June 11, 2014

Thursday, June 5 Robert Begley: “Man the Hero: In New York History.” Robert Begley Founder www.tiny.cc/NYheros, judges “Anthem” and “Fountainhead” essay contests for the Ayn Rand Institute, writes for The Objective Standard Blog: www.tiny.cc/Begley   About Junto, 0.00 Gene Epstein, 1.25 Community Announcements, 10.58 Vic, 15.08 Robert Begley, 33.46

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Junto news, meeting Thurs. June 5

May 27, 2014

NYC Junto Newsletter written by Iris Bell on May 27, 2014 ————————- Contents * NEW Junto meeting June 5 * NEW Junto speakers through Feb. 2015 * NEW NYC Ayn Rand Meetup, Sun., May 25, 3:00pm * NEW Junto podcast available, free * NEW Gene Epstein spoke in Bucharest, watch his podcasts * NEW Things […]

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NYC Junto Podcast – William Easterly, May 1, 2014

May 20, 2014

Professor William Easterly discusses his new book, The Tyranny of Experts: Economists, dictators, and the forgotten rights of the poor. Junto, May 1st, 2014. William Easterly NYU prof. econ. www.williameasterly.org

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NYC Junto Newsletter – April, 2014

April 27, 2014

Contents * NEW Junto meeting May 1 * NEW The Future of the Tea Party: How liberals can be saved * NEW NYC Ayn Rand Meetup, Sun., April 27 , 3:00pm * NEW Ayn Rand’s final message to businessmen * NEW Aristotle Versus Religion, by Andrew Bernstein * NEW On Rush, Ayn Rand and not […]

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NYC Junto Newsletter – March 2014: Ideas in opera, movie, books, podcasts

March 22, 2014

Contents * NEW Junto meeting April 3 * NEW Alexander Hamilton, founding father, his banking ideas * NEW NYC Ayn Rand Meetup, Sun., March 30, 3:00pm * NEW New site on The Politics of Taxes by a Junto regular * NEW Objectivist Summer Conference, June 27 — July 4 * NEW The Boston Tea Party […]

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NYC Junto Newsletter – February 2014

February 22, 2014

Contents * NEW Junto meeting Mar. 6 * NEW Upcoming Junto speakers through June 2014 * NEW NYC Ayn Rand Meetup, Sun., Feb. 23, 3:00pm * NEW Dr. Keith Smith on free market medicine — Feb. Junto * NEW The FCC wades into the newsroom * NEW Obamacare is suffocating already sick health ins. * […]

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NYC Junto Newsletter – Jan. 2014

January 25, 2014

Contents * NEW Junto meeting Feb. 6 * NEW Ayn Rand’s 109th birthday and capitalism * Upcoming Junto speakers through May 2014 * NEW Review of David Goldhill at the Jan. 2, 2014 Junto * NEW NYC Ayn Rand Meetup, Sun., Jan. 26, sense of life * NEW Celebrating Alexander Hamilton’s achievements * NEW Peter […]

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Junto Newsletter – Dec. 2013

December 29, 2013

Contents * NEW Junto meeting Jan 2 * NEW Upcoming Junto speakers through May 2014 * NEW How to end cronyism * NEW John Allison, Cato CEO, at World Bank and IMF * NEW eBook edition of “The Passion of Ayn Rand” * NEW Objectivism in Barbara Branden’s obituary, NY Times * NEW NYC Ayn […]

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